"To explore the extent to which the rise of Asian communication research has continued in the 21st century, a total of 558 publications on Asian communication research in 14 top-ranked SSCI communication journals from 1995 to 2014 were analyzed. Results indicate a rise in Asian communication research in the 21st century. However, the results also suggest patterns of unevenness in terms of publishing year, journals, region, research topics and methodology. Asian communication research was dominated by East Asia, which, in turn, was dominated by China, South Korea and Japan. In terms of research areas by topic, Asian communication scholarship focused on a few areas, including media eff ects, political communication, communication technology, and health communication. In terms of research methodologies, the quantitative approach was found to be dominant in the publications – more than twice that of qualitative research." (Abstract)